Pelagic One
Active Member
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2017
- Messages
- 218
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- 240
- Location
- The Bay Area, CA
- What state or country do you live in
- California
Seasons Greetings, Everyone! I am new to R2R; came because I was seeking an alternative to another reefer forum, whose senior members became rather set-in-their-ways. I saw that type of forum member when I got into sailing, radio control cars, drones and photography. But from reading (lurking on) the arrogant posts, I’ve learned quite a bit of very useful information, while learning how to be a proper, contributing and respectful forum member.
I’m a 20-year FOWLR veteran who stopped 20 years ago to sail the San Francisco Bay, dive gently above actual coral reefs around the world, and to simply maintain the career/marriage juggle. Like many others introducing themselves, I’m moving forward with my reefing endeavors thanks to my wife’s blessings, permission, tolerance, or whatever you call the “go ahead” nod.
I’m a name-brand kinda guy, so you’ll eventually see pre-build pics of many of the awesome products chosen by veteran reefers, with names like Neptune, Tunze, Kessil, Red Sea, eShopp, Reef Octopus and others. My Apex components will be mounted in a portable network rack enclosure alongside my DT stand, along with a rack mountable universal power supply and toggle switch panel. But I will be using my old-school acrylic 100 gallon TruVu for my display tank, with my old 55 gallon as our quarantine tank. Yes, I’ll be scraping coralline while watching football games!
My promise to the moderators: I will never post a know-it-all message. I’ll only share anecdotal personal observations of what works and doesn’t work for me. Sure I may cuss like an old sailor, but you’ll only see pleasantries posted...befitting of the R2R Forum!
I’m a 20-year FOWLR veteran who stopped 20 years ago to sail the San Francisco Bay, dive gently above actual coral reefs around the world, and to simply maintain the career/marriage juggle. Like many others introducing themselves, I’m moving forward with my reefing endeavors thanks to my wife’s blessings, permission, tolerance, or whatever you call the “go ahead” nod.
I’m a name-brand kinda guy, so you’ll eventually see pre-build pics of many of the awesome products chosen by veteran reefers, with names like Neptune, Tunze, Kessil, Red Sea, eShopp, Reef Octopus and others. My Apex components will be mounted in a portable network rack enclosure alongside my DT stand, along with a rack mountable universal power supply and toggle switch panel. But I will be using my old-school acrylic 100 gallon TruVu for my display tank, with my old 55 gallon as our quarantine tank. Yes, I’ll be scraping coralline while watching football games!
My promise to the moderators: I will never post a know-it-all message. I’ll only share anecdotal personal observations of what works and doesn’t work for me. Sure I may cuss like an old sailor, but you’ll only see pleasantries posted...befitting of the R2R Forum!
